Disc Usage

newmovies wrote on 2/15/2015, 3:55 PM

I've placed a 400MB MP4 video into my DVD Architect 5 project. However the disc usage shows that the project is too big for my DVD. It shows I've used 4.9 gigs. I realize the MP4 video will be re-encoded, but it is only about 400MB. How is this too much for my 4.7gb DVD? Suggestions?

Comments

PeterDuke wrote on 2/15/2015, 4:45 PM

If the file has to be re-encoded then the original size is irrelevant. It has to do with video length (in minutes) and the encoding parameters in DVD Architect.

As a rule it is better to do your re-encoding first in Vegas to DVD Arch templates for video and audio.

musicvid10 wrote on 2/15/2015, 7:38 PM

A DVD5 movie will accept 4.35 GB of MPEG-2 video with compliant audio.
ONLY.

newmovies wrote on 2/16/2015, 8:21 AM

Thanks everyone. However, I've noticed the issue with MP2 videos as well and had to use a consumer video program to burn the DVD. A 4 gig movie showed to be over the limit in DVDA but the Sonic MyDVD showed the actual size of the DVD usage to be 4 gigs. I'll re-render the MP4's to MP2 and see what it shows.

musicvid10 wrote on 2/16/2015, 12:33 PM

You render your mpeg-2 in Vegas using DVD architect templates.
Then you render your audio to a separate DVD ac3 audio.
Next, import the video into a DVD Architect media timeline.
That's how its done with this software, and a forum search will lead you to a more detailed discussion.

Arthur.S wrote on 2/18/2015, 12:25 PM

Ignore what DVDA says - it's notorious for overestimating size. If all of your files are compatible, it'll only take a few mins to prepare to a folder. You'll know then if it's oversized or not. ;-)

PeterDuke wrote on 3/20/2015, 9:35 PM

Just a note on your terminology:

MP2 refers to MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression format and .mp2 file format.

If you mean MPEG-2 then say so to avoid possible confusion.